|
Click
here for Artist Submission Form
THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
3RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EDIBLE BOOK FESTIVAL
On Monday, April 1st (no fooling!) from 6 to 9 pm, The Center
for Book Arts will host Eat Your Words: The 3rd Annual International Edible
Book Tea. This event will be celebrated worldwide at various book arts
centers, schools and galleries, uniting bibliophiles, book artists and food
lovers. The festival will be held simultaneously in Chicago, Iowa City, Los
Angeles, San Diego, St. Paul, Paris, France, Victoria, Australia and several
other cities.
From 6 to 7 pm, tea will be served as visitors view the edible books. At 7
pm, the literary confections will be auctioned off and devoured on the
premises, or taken home to be eaten soon after. Edible books from last year
's event included Roni Gross's Leaves of Grass– leaf-shaped cookies with
gum-sugar grass; Linda Muriello's Molasses Quartets– molasses cookie pages
hand-bound with licorice; and Sloane Madureira's Japanese Poems– haiku
relief printed in pastel marzipan pastries.
"This is a global event for all
of us to celebrate books and culture and to nourish ourselves at the same
time. It's fun." says Beatrice Coron, one of the event's founding organizers.
Entries are mailed from across the country or hand-delivered to The Center
the day of the event. For submission guidelines or further information,
contact The Center for Book Arts at (212) 481-0295 or
click
here for guidelines and a printable
form. Deadline for proposals is March 15,
2002. Accepted entries will be auctioned off and
eaten
View entries from past festivals or
find out about other participating
locations.
Winning entries and members of The Center receive free admission to the
event, for all others there is a suggested $5 donation. Eat Your Words is a
benefit to support The Center for Book Arts' educational program for NYC
youth, Cultural Autobiography, a tuition-free weeklong class in making books
for area teenagers held at The Center every summer.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
The Center for Book Arts is dedicated to the preservation of the traditional
crafts of bookmaking, as well as encouraging contemporary interpretations of
the book as an art object. Founded in 1974, it was the first
not-for-profit organization of its kind in the nation. The Center organizes
exhibitions related to the art of the book and offers an extensive selection
of educational courses, workshops and seminars in traditional and
contemporary bookbinding, letterpress printing, fine press publishing, and
other associated arts. The Center for Book Arts is supported by local
businesses, various foundations including The Lenrow Fund and The NY State
Council on the Arts, and its members.
The Center is located at 28 West 27th Street, on the 3rd floor, between 6th
Avenue and Broadway. To get to The Center by train, take the N / R to 28th
Street and Broadway; the F to 23rd Street and 6th Avenue; or the 1 or 9 to
28th Street and 7th Avenue. Please call The Center for details on parking in
the neighborhood. For further information or to register for workshops and
classes, call The Center at (212) 481-0295
or email
us.
|
